Maximus in the Media

Information technology continues to affect the way in which people are employed. Robotics, together with computer systems are replacing some roles, whilst helping to simplify and eliminate a range of repetitive tasks. This delivers greater productivity whilst decreasing overall costs and improving organisational control. However, whilst mobile technology is also allowing the office to become ever ...

If you’ve been made redundant or perhaps come to the end of a long-term contract, it can be an attractive option to take a few weeks or even a couple of months off. But at Maximus, we believe you should beware; it’s all too easy to get stuck in unemployment - and then it becomes harder to find another job.As everyone knows, in an ideal world you would find a new job before leaving your old one, ...

We live in an age where our lives are shared with the world and where everything we do leaves a digital trail online. These days, many people have multiple social media accounts, sharing photos, statuses, and personal information. In some respects, sharing your life in this way, especially if the accounts don't have high security settings, can be an invitation for the wider world to explore your ...

Recent murmurs in the marketplace suggest that Salesforce.com Inc. is ripe for take-over. As a result of these rumours, the company apparently hired a team of financial advisers to help fend off potential acquisition bids.Initially, these reports led to a fall in the company's share price, however, shares subsequently rose at an unprecedented rate and the value of Salesforce.com now stands at ...

Back in 2005, the technology world looked very different from today. The iTunes store was getting into its stride, with 200 million downloads in 12 months, mobile phones were just beginning to challenge the iPod, Google Earth was launched, and the first cellphone viruses appeared. A decade on, and although we still don't have the silver foil suits and jet packs of old sci-fi movies, things have ...

Smartphone apps can be an indispensable asset for business users, with many free downloads making it easy to manage various aspects of your life throughout the working day. Here are just ten of the top apps you can download without paying a penny.Adobe ReaderAlthough there is a premium version of the app available, if you just want to be able to access and view PDF documents on your mobile ...

The British technology sector has been growing three times as fast as the overall economy, but this success story still needs more female role models. There is a huge variety of career options available to women in the tech sector, ranging from programming to marketing and data processing to finance. Not only do these positions come with impressive salaries and travel opportunities, but there are ...

If you already have a CRM system in place for your business, then you would probably struggle to imagine life without it. But many small-business owners are struggling along in exactly that way - with no CRM system in place to help them with their customer service. If you are trying to persuade your bosses to let you implement a formal CRM system, here are three examples of occasions when CRM can ...

One of Europe’s top ERP recruiters, Maximus, has futureproofed its recruitment processes and made its consultants fully mobile after investing in the latest recruitment technology platform, Mercury xRM. Mercury xRM will replace an ageing system, which was struggling to support maturing business processes, restricting company growth. The Mercury xRM solution will enable Maximus to fluidly ...

Implementing a CRM
system can be a massive benefit to your business but only if it’s done
correctly. All too often, CRM system rollouts go wrong because of poor
preparation or organisation, this can result in a damaged company brand and
taint the decision makers perception of a new CRM for a long time to come.
Before you try to implement a CRM into your business, it’s important you ...

Whenever you see
articles about technology these days you're likely to find some mention of the ‘Internet
of Things’. But what exactly is it and what will it mean for our everyday
lives?
Until recently the internet was made up
of computers, tablets and smartphones - devices which allow people to interact
and access content from around the world. It was a way of finding out ...

SAP is a powerful
tool that a lot of SME’s are eager to implement, but it is also one that is
expensive to deploy and one that requires specific expertise that not all
businesses have in-house. All too often, IT directors attempt to roll out SAP,
only to find that the deployment goes wrong and then they are forced to bring
in consultants to save the program - wasting a lot of time and money ...

Social media is becoming an
increasingly important part of everyday life for many people. In some parts of
the western world, Facebook has a market penetration of more than 70% and more
than half of all Facebook users check their accounts at least once per day. The
penetration for Twitter, Instagram and the other major social networks is
lower, but they are gaining more and more users and ...

The Apple Watch has undergone two
launch events and is currently entering the tech market on a wave of hype. But
there is also a healthy degree of scepticism about Apple's next gadget, with
industry commentators and consumers alike wondering whether this wearable will
actually be capable of achieving the same levels of success as the iPod, iPhone
and iPad.
That
Syncing ...

Cloud computing is helping businesses
to lower IT costs while providing them with access to cutting-edge tools that
can boost productivity, sales and growth. And in Europe, businesses are only
just starting to catch on to the benefits of the cloud.
There are many cloud-based storage
devices which organisations can harness in order to accommodate the
ever-increasing amounts of ...

Employer branding may not be a
new phenomenon, but many business owners are not giving it the attention that
it rightly deserves. Spending time honing your employer brand not only helps to
create the right image and impression for potential employees and existing
staff, but it can help to attract and retain the best candidates. If your
branding is in need of spicing up, here are five fun ...

Millions of businesses are reaping the
rewards of using the Salesforce CRM. This is why the company was named as the
Fortune World's Most Admired Company for 2014 and holds fifth place in the MIT
Technology Review list of the 50 Smartest Companies. This reinvention of the
cloud makes it simpler than ever to access the business information you want
and need. But are you making the most of all ...

ERP systems are
inherently expensive and complex, but they're also essential to the smooth
operation of the business. Selecting and installing one is therefore, perhaps
the most crucial task that an IT function will ever undertake.
So how can companies ensure that they
don't make expensive mistakes? The following are some key tips to help make the
selection and implementation of ERP run ...

The information technology sector is in a state of
constant change. For anyone working in the sector, it’s important to keep up to
date with the latest trends or risk getting left behind. But what are the main
trends that will drive technology in the next few years?
1. The Internet of
Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) seems to be what everyone is
talking about ...

Cloud computing is widely hailed as the future of IT,
allowing businesses and consumers to access almost limitless resources without
having to invest in expensive hardware on-site. And unlike the traditional IT
market, this is an emerging industry which is highly competitive, with no
single vendor dominating at the moment.
This state of affairs has led to many companies ...

The ERP and CRM industries are growing rapidly, and the
trend for 2015 appears to be continued growth, with the changes in those
industries having a huge impact on the world of IT over the next year. Here is
a quick look at some of the most important ERP trends for 2015.
Hybrid Cloud becoming a part of the Mainstream Hybrid
cloud strategies became an important part of the IT ...